Sucker Bet: 3 - Brossura

Swain, James

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0345463234 ISBN 13: 9780345463234

Casa editrice: Fawcett, 2004

Riassunto

Ex-cop Tony Valentine heads for south Florida at the request of the security chief at Micanopy Indian Reservation Casino to uncover the crooks and hustlers who are preying on the local gamblers. By the author of Funny Money. Reprint.

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Recensione:

"Ingenious entertainment."
--"The New York Times Book Review
""IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN . . . ENDLESS FUN . . .
"SUCKER BET" IS ITS OWN BEST PAYOUT."
--"St. Petersburg Times
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"[Swain is] an entertaining writer whose breezy style and flair for wise-guy dialogue make the story zoom by."
--"The Boston Globe
""HITS THE JACKPOT . . . "SUCKER BET" IS A SURE THING."
--"Chicago Tribune
""WOW, WHAT A DISCOVERY!
James Swain is the best new writer I have come across in a long, long time. "Sucker Bet "is wonderful. It snaps with the gritty feel of the truth. Swain has carefully added all of the ingredients: tragedy, humor, action, and most of all, a cast of characters that would make Elmore Leonard's mouth water."
--MICHAEL CONNELLY
"Realistic, crisp dialogue spoken by three-dimensional characters . . . Swain moves "Sucker Bet" from the condos and hotels of Miami Beach to the suburbs of West Broward and the Everglades with a keen eye to the area."
--"Ft. Lauderdale""Sun-Sentinel
"""Sucker Bet" is sheer magic. Fast and full or surprises, and rich with fascinating insider knowledge of casinos and gambling and world-class con men and bad guys of every denomination. James Swain is the real thing, a writer of pure, athletic prose, capable of bringing alive characters as original and three-dimensional as our best novelists. . . . Sign me up as a charter member of the Swain fan club."--JAMES W. HALL
Author of "Blackwater Sound
""Swain has come up with a doozy. . . . The gambling details are a treat [and] the banter is worthy of a place at Elmore Leonard's table. . . . Swain's ship just JUNE have come in."
--"Booklist
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L'autore:

James Swain is a gambling expert and the author of Grift Sense, Funny Money, and Loaded Dice. Swain is considered one of the best card handlers in the world. He lives in Odessa, Florida, where he is currently working on his fifth novel featuring Tony Valentine. Visit his Web site at www.jimswain.com.

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• Editore: Fawcett
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0345463234
• ISBN 13: 9780345463234
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336